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TPG and Vodafone Australia announce merger plansAugust 30, 2018Vodafone Australia, the product of a 2009 50/50 merger between Vodafone and Hutchison, and TPG, a fixed line service provider that has moved into offering mobile services, have announced plans to merge.Subscribers Only
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Nine Entertainment agrees Fairfax takeover deal in major Australian mergerAugust 13, 2018Major Australian media companies Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media have agreed terms to merge their respective businesses. The new combined entity will operate under the Nine brand name and house assets including: Nine’s free-to-air channels 9, 9Go, 9life and 9Gem; Fairfax’s newspapers The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian Financial Review; digital businesses such as online streaming service Stan, which is already a joint-venture of the two companies, and Fairfax’s real-estate platform Domain; radio assets held by Fairfax via its majority ownership of Macquarie Media, which owns stations 2GB in Sydney, 3AW in Melbourne and 4BC in Brisbane.Subscribers Only
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Airtel closes acquisition of UninorMay 14, 2018Bharti Airtel has announced the closure of the acquisition of Telenor India formerly known as Uninor, following the announcement of the deal in February 2017. The Department of Telecom (DOT) approved the merger on 14 May 2018 which officially closed the merger deal. Bharti Airtel will gain assets including spectrum and subscribers, increasing their market share by 3 percentage points to 28%.Subscribers Only
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Vodafone enters the Australian streaming marketApril 17, 2018Vodafone has entered the Australian streaming market with the launch of its Vodafone TV device. The Android TV-powered set-top box is the company’s first-ever streaming media device which provides access to popular content and services such as Netflix, Google Play Movies and YouTube. The device also features 4K compatible high definition resolution, Google voice-search functionality, integrated free-to-air TV tuner and Dual-band Wi-Fi receiver. Vodafone TV may be added to an existing contract for A$5 ($3.80) per month over 24 months or purchased outright for A$120 ($91) in-store.
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Australia pay TV market update Q4 2017March 09, 2018IHS Markit has updated its Australian pay TV data in light of the latest guidance on the performance of market leader Foxtel provided by major shareholder News Corp Australia. Pay TV providers continue to show resilience but growth has plateaued, a sentiment echoed in the Q4 2017 filings by News Corp, which indicate a downward revision in its future outlook for the business. As such, IHS Markit has adjusted its forecasts on the Australian pay TV market accordingly, which now illustrate contrasting fortunes for the two main players – Foxtel’s subscriber base is going down, while Fetch TV’s is on the up.
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New Nokia strengthens brand with Google’s Android One & a curved display smartphoneFebruary 25, 2018HMD Global launched five new mobile phones at MWC 2018, all with striking industrial design. By choosing to only offer handsets with Google's pure Android One or Android Oreo (Go Edition), HMD threatens to disrupt established OEMs with legacy software. The new Nokia 8110 demonstrates featurephones are evolving now with LTE and will not die soon. HMD's flagship Nokia 8 Sirocco has a stunning steel-framed dual curved edge display in a super compact frame which will target Europe.
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Mobile money development H2 2017February 22, 2018Google Pay accelerated its global expansion during H2 2017, it added four new markets. Apple and Samsung continued to lead the global expansion of device-based mobile payments services. Car hailing apps expand mobile payments offerings through diversified partnerships.
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India messaging app Hike aims to reach wider audience by launching an offline version of its appJanuary 30, 2018Indian messaging company Hike now allows services on its messaging app to be available to mobile phone users without the access to mobile data. The service, “Total, built by Hike”, provides offline services including messaging, recharge, P2P money transfer, as well as checking cricket scores and train status. Hike Total requires a special version of the Android OS to function. To enable this, Hike has partnered with local smartphone makers Karbonn and Intex to launch smartphones that have pre-installed Hike Total. The first batch of smartphones is expected to be available in the market on March 2018 with prices starting from IDR 3,000 (USD 45).
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Reliance Communications sells mobile assets to Reliance JioJanuary 03, 2018Reliance Communications (RCOM) has effectively finalised an exit from the mobile communications market with the sale of assets including spectrum, 43,000 towers, 178,000 route kilometres of fibre and 248 Media Convergence Nodes to Reliance Jio.Subscribers Only
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Australian broadcaster unveils new OTT serviceNovember 22, 2017Australian commercial free-to-air TV broadcaster Seven Network will launch 7plus, its new over-the-top (OTT) digital video streaming service, in November 2017. 7plus will feature exclusive original commissions in addition to live and on demand content.
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Reliance Communications planned merger with Aircel collapsesOctober 03, 2017Reliance Communications has announced that plans to merge with Aircel have lapsed by mutual consent after legal and regulatory issues impacted on financing for the deal
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China cable reporting methodology UPDATEOctober 02, 2017IHS Markit has updated its Chinese cable reporting methodology in light of on-the-ground research into the country’s naming convention for operators in each of China’s 23 provinces. The update to our Chinese cable data within our TV and Broadband Media Intelligence Services aligns our coverage of the Chinese TV market with the 70+ markets we cover.Subscribers Only
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Google ramps up in India with mobile payments app TezSeptember 22, 2017Google launched an audio QR code-based mobile payments app in India. The new service “Tez” will allow customers to make in-store and online mobile transactions by using ultrasonic sounds authorisation, mobile numbers or email address.
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Financial stresses show as Ericsson files insolvency proceedings against Reliance CommunicationsSeptember 18, 2017Ericsson has filed to recover INR 4.9 billion ($77 million) from Reliance Communications, INR 5.3 billion from subsidiary Reliance Infratel and INR 1.3 billion from Reliance Telecom Ltd.
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In Australia, TV continues to be dominant but a shift in viewing is underwayAugust 10, 2017TV remains the most watched screen in Australia but cross-screen viewing behaviour is on the rise according to the first issue of the Australian Video Viewing Report Q1, 2017 published by OzTAM. Each week, 19.9 million Australians or 83.7% of the population watch broadcast TV at home either via free-to-air or pay TV channels. Each person watched an average of 79 hours and 30 minutes per month or 2 hours 29 minutes per day of broadcast TV during Q1 2017.Subscribers Only
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Merger of Vodafone and Idea progresses as Jio’s latest ‘Free’ offer is revealed as a feature phoneJuly 26, 2017The merger of Vodafone and Idea Cellular has been unconditionally approved by The Competition Commission of India (CCI) with phase one approval pushing the deal closer to completing by the target deadline in 2018.
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Australian broadband network roll-out reaches milestoneJuly 12, 2017The roll-out of Australia’s high-speed National Broadband Network (NBN) is halfway complete. More than 5.7 million homes and businesses now have access to fast broadband by connecting to the NBN through a retail service provider. To reach the half way milestone NBN Co launched two satellites, built 1,700 fixed wireless sites, employed 6,000 people, installed 21,000 nodes and laid 63,000 kilometers of fibre.
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Hike launches messaging payments in India ahead of WhatsAppJuly 06, 2017Indian messaging app provider Hike launched Hike 5.0 in June 2017, claiming it to be the biggest update on the messaging platform that is compatible with Android 4.0 and above. New features include: • Personalised theme • Magic selfie • Timeline • Custom stickers • Hike Wallet • Blue packet – digital gift money At launch, Hike partnered with Yes Bank and joined the Indian government’s UPI (Unified Payments Interface) programme to allow users to make P2P and bank-to-bank transactions, as well as send Blue Packet (digital gift money) to other Hike users.Subscribers Only
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Netflix commissions Australian original seriesMay 22, 2017Netflix has commissioned Tidelands, a primetime drama series, as its latest investment in local Australian content. Tidelands will debut exclusively on Netflix and premiere worldwide. The first season will have 10 episodes that run for 50 minutes each. Production will start in Queensland, Australia during 2018 by Brisbane-based Hoodlum Entertainment. There is no release date for the new series.Subscribers Only
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Challenges await Samsung Pay following late arrival to UKMay 17, 2017Samsung pushed back Samsung Pay’s launch in the UK to 16th May 2017. The late arrival presents challenges for Samsung Pay.Subscribers Only